Environmental Impact Report
UC campuses are required to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for their Long Range Development Plans (LRDPs).
With the proposal to adopt the 2021 Long Range Development Plan (2021 LRDP), UC Santa Cruz prepared an EIR pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The Draft EIR analyzed the potential environmental impacts of implementing the 2021 LRDP and was circulated for review and comment by the public and other interested parties, agencies, and organizations from January 7, 2021 to March 8, 2021. Public hearings were held on February 3 and 4, 2021 to receive verbal input from agencies and the public on the Draft EIR. After close of the public comment period, responses to written and oral comments on environmental issues were prepared. The Final EIR was released on September 15, 2021. Consistent with Section 15088(b) of the CEQA Guidelines, commenting agencies were provided a minimum of ten days to review the proposed responses to their comments before any action was taken on the Final EIR or project.
The 2021 LRDP and the Final EIR were presented to the Board of Regents of the University of California at their September meeting on September 29 & 30, 2021. The Board of Regents certified the Final EIR on September 30, 2021.
Public Notices For LRDP Environmental Review Process
- October 1, 2021 | Notice of Determination (NOD), 2021 Long Range Development Plan
- September 15, 2021 | Notice of Availability (NOA), Final Environmental Impact Report
- January 20, 2021 | Notice of Availability (NOA), Draft Environmental Impact Report
- February 25, 2020 | Notice of Preparation (NOP), Environmental Impact Report
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
The Final EIR includes responses to comments received on the Draft EIR, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and revisions to the Draft EIR. If you have any trouble viewing these documents, please email lrdp@ucsc.edu or call (831) 459-3732 for assistance.
Entire Document
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Document Sections
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Response to Comments
- 2.1 Commenters on the Draft EIR, 2.2 Master Responses, 2.3 Individual Comments and Responses on the Draft EIR (Federal and State)
- 2.3 Individual Comments and Responses on the Draft EIR (Local/Regional)
- 2.3 Individual Comments and Responses on the Draft EIR (Organizations)
- 2.3 Individual Comments and Responses on the Draft EIR (Individuals and Public Hearings)
- 3.0 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
- 3.0 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)PDF
- 4.0 Revisions to the Draft EIR
- 5.0 References
- Appendix A. Comment Letters
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Final Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR as Amended Through Response to Comments)
The Final EIR (Draft EIR as Amended Through Response to Comments) is comprised of the entire Draft EIR as amended through response to comments. If you have any trouble viewing these documents, please email lrdp@ucsc.edu or call (831) 459-3732 for assistance.
Entire Document
- Final EIR (Draft EIR as Amended Through Response to Comments)
- Appendices, Final EIR (Draft EIR as Amended Through Response to Comments)
Document Sections
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- 0.0 Executive Summary
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Project Description
- 3.0 Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures
- 3.1 Aesthetics
- 3.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources
- 3.3 Air Quality
- 3.4 Archaeological, Historical, and Tribal Cultural Resources
- 3.5 Biological Resources
- 3.6 Energy
- 3.7 Geology and Soils
- 3.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change
- 3.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
- 3.10 Hydrology and Water Quality
- 3.11 Land Use and Planning
- 3.12 Noise
- 3.13 Population and Housing
- 3.14 Public Services
- 3.15 Recreation
- 3.16 Transportation
- 3.17 Utilities and Service Systems
- 3.18 Wildfire
- 4.0 Cumulative Impacts
- 5.0 Other CEQA Sections
- 6.0 Alternatives
- 7.0 EIR Authors and Persons Consulted
- 8.0 References
- 9.0 Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Appendices
- A. Notice of Preparation
- B. Comments Received on the NOP
- C. Land Evaluation and Site Assessment
- D. Air Quality Modeling (amended)
- E. Cultural Resources Information
- F. Energy Modeling
- G. Hydrologic Conditions Technical Information (amended)
- H. Noise Modeling
- I. Transportation Modeling (amended)
- J. Water Supply Assessment
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